AdvertisementIn Berlin, Remaking The City Can Rekindle Old FrictionsOctober 09, 2014Soraya Sarhaddi NelsonfacebookEmailThe broadcast tower at Alexanderplatz looms over the city center. A crossing point of tourists, commuters, shoppers, lovers, artists and bums, Alexanderplatz was rebuilt by the communist authorities of former East Germany in the 1960s. Today, it's a popular gathering place in the reunified city. (Getty Images)